TEN TEN Pastry Chef Nikki DeBrouse

also grew up in the kitchen with family, regularly cooking and baking with her mother. Soon baking formed into a passion, and her love for cooking, science, and art led her to start her career at the young age of sixteen. After graduating from high school, she further pursued her career by attending culinary school at Johnson & Wales University, graduating with an Associates Degree in Baking & Pastry Arts.

Only one year after graduating from college, she earned the title of Pastry Chef at a small but well known restaurant in downtown Annapolis, Harry Brownes. To expand on her skills and experience, Nikki later worked as the pastry chef for a large local catering company, as well as The Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, where she earned Marriott’s Spirit to Serve Award in 2010. She joined Bagby Restaurant Group to pursue her interests in restaurants and modern desserts.

Her style includes savory, innovative, and contemporary style desserts with clean and simple plate designs.